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JFF dispels security fears ahead of friendly
BY SEAN A WILLIAMS Assistant Sport Editor
Thursday, November 12, 2009
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) yesterday said it has no fear whatsoever of the Reggae Boyz going into South Africa for the friendly fixture against the hosts in Bloemfontein on Tuesday.
Responding to a security curfew imposed on Japan, who will tackle 'Bafana Bafana' on Saturday in another friendly at the Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, JFF boss Captain Horace Burrell said he is not worried over the safety of the players.
THOMAS (left)... recalled for next Tuesday's South African friendly game
"I'm not worried about the security of the players and the rest of the team. I'm confident that no one would seek to hurt our boys in South Africa.
"Like anywhere else in the world, including Jamaica... there is crime, but I'm not concerned at all that our team is in any danger...," said Burrell, who left for Zurich yesterday for the FIFA Disciplinary Committee hearing on Diego Maradona on Sunday.
Burrell, a FIFA South Africa 2010 Ambassador, has made numerous trips to the African nation and said he is quite satisfied the crime-fighting efforts and capability of law enforcement agencies there are adequate to deal with any eventuality.
"As I said before, this is a place that I've been to many times and I feel very safe and secured whenever I'm there, so I see no need for any concerns in the area of security," said the CONCACAF Executive Committee member.
International wire services yesterday reported that Japan's football team was subject to a security curfew ahead of a friendly international against 2010 World Cup hosts.
Japan's players, the reports claimed, have been instructed not to leave their hotel after dark while they are in South Africa for the match in Port Elizabeth, which is called "The Friendly City" and is one of South Africa's sea ports.
After arriving in Port Elizabeth, the Japanese team were whisked to their hotel and instructed not to go outside, according to Japan's Sankei Sports yesterday.
South Africa has one of the world's highest crime and murder rates in the world, which has spurred the government to pledge more than US$115 million to beef up security for the World Cup.
Bloemfontein, located in central South Africa where the Reggae Boyz will face the hosts, is abouted 337 miles from Port Elizabeth in the south.
Meanwhile, Chivas USA defender Shavar Thomas has benefited from his team's elimination from the US Major League Soccer championship with a late recall to the Jamaican squad which departs for South Africa today.
Thomas joins his MLS counterparts Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids) and Dane Richards (Red Bulls) as members of the party.
But Valerenga's Norway-based striker, Luton Shelton, who was in training with the squad, was forced out of coach Theodore Whirmore's final squad due to injury.
The exciting Jermaine Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Burnley) and Jason Morrison (Ferencvaros) will travel from Europe to meet the group in South Africa.
Midfielder Rodolph Austin heads a list of European-based players who were already in the island preparing for the engagement. The others include Adrian Reid, Eric Vernan and Demar Phillips.
The 20-man squad is a good blend of local-based and overseas players, with goalkeepers Shawn Sawyers and Dwayne Miller, defenders Jermaine Taylor and Dicoy Williams, midfielders Richard Edwards and Lovell Palmer and attacking players Navian Boyd, Keammar Daley, Brian Bayliss and Devon Hodges making up the local contingent.
Squad - Dwayne Miller, Dicoy Williams, Jermaine Taylor, Keammar Daley, Richard Edwards, Brian Bayliss, Lovell Palmer, Devon Hodges, Adrian Reid, Shawn Sawyers, Navian Boyd, Eric Vernan, Rodolph Austin, Demar Phillips, Omar Cummings, Dane Richards, Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Shavar Thomas, Jermaine Johnson, Jason Morrison.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport..._FOR_BOYZ_.asp
JFF dispels security fears ahead of friendly
BY SEAN A WILLIAMS Assistant Sport Editor
Thursday, November 12, 2009
The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) yesterday said it has no fear whatsoever of the Reggae Boyz going into South Africa for the friendly fixture against the hosts in Bloemfontein on Tuesday.
Responding to a security curfew imposed on Japan, who will tackle 'Bafana Bafana' on Saturday in another friendly at the Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth, JFF boss Captain Horace Burrell said he is not worried over the safety of the players.
THOMAS (left)... recalled for next Tuesday's South African friendly game
"I'm not worried about the security of the players and the rest of the team. I'm confident that no one would seek to hurt our boys in South Africa.
"Like anywhere else in the world, including Jamaica... there is crime, but I'm not concerned at all that our team is in any danger...," said Burrell, who left for Zurich yesterday for the FIFA Disciplinary Committee hearing on Diego Maradona on Sunday.
Burrell, a FIFA South Africa 2010 Ambassador, has made numerous trips to the African nation and said he is quite satisfied the crime-fighting efforts and capability of law enforcement agencies there are adequate to deal with any eventuality.
"As I said before, this is a place that I've been to many times and I feel very safe and secured whenever I'm there, so I see no need for any concerns in the area of security," said the CONCACAF Executive Committee member.
International wire services yesterday reported that Japan's football team was subject to a security curfew ahead of a friendly international against 2010 World Cup hosts.
Japan's players, the reports claimed, have been instructed not to leave their hotel after dark while they are in South Africa for the match in Port Elizabeth, which is called "The Friendly City" and is one of South Africa's sea ports.
After arriving in Port Elizabeth, the Japanese team were whisked to their hotel and instructed not to go outside, according to Japan's Sankei Sports yesterday.
South Africa has one of the world's highest crime and murder rates in the world, which has spurred the government to pledge more than US$115 million to beef up security for the World Cup.
Bloemfontein, located in central South Africa where the Reggae Boyz will face the hosts, is abouted 337 miles from Port Elizabeth in the south.
Meanwhile, Chivas USA defender Shavar Thomas has benefited from his team's elimination from the US Major League Soccer championship with a late recall to the Jamaican squad which departs for South Africa today.
Thomas joins his MLS counterparts Omar Cummings (Colorado Rapids) and Dane Richards (Red Bulls) as members of the party.
But Valerenga's Norway-based striker, Luton Shelton, who was in training with the squad, was forced out of coach Theodore Whirmore's final squad due to injury.
The exciting Jermaine Johnson (Sheffield Wednesday), Jamal Campbell-Ryce (Burnley) and Jason Morrison (Ferencvaros) will travel from Europe to meet the group in South Africa.
Midfielder Rodolph Austin heads a list of European-based players who were already in the island preparing for the engagement. The others include Adrian Reid, Eric Vernan and Demar Phillips.
The 20-man squad is a good blend of local-based and overseas players, with goalkeepers Shawn Sawyers and Dwayne Miller, defenders Jermaine Taylor and Dicoy Williams, midfielders Richard Edwards and Lovell Palmer and attacking players Navian Boyd, Keammar Daley, Brian Bayliss and Devon Hodges making up the local contingent.
Squad - Dwayne Miller, Dicoy Williams, Jermaine Taylor, Keammar Daley, Richard Edwards, Brian Bayliss, Lovell Palmer, Devon Hodges, Adrian Reid, Shawn Sawyers, Navian Boyd, Eric Vernan, Rodolph Austin, Demar Phillips, Omar Cummings, Dane Richards, Jamal Campbell-Ryce, Shavar Thomas, Jermaine Johnson, Jason Morrison.
http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sport..._FOR_BOYZ_.asp
Paul Marin -19 is one thing, 20 is a whole other matter. It gets even worse if they win the UCL. *groan*. 
05/18/2011.MU fans naah cough, but all a unuh a vomit?-Lazie 1/11/2015
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